Ye Ying's expression changed slightly and she forced a smile. Ye Li quickly calmed down and smiled at Xu Qingchen, "Li 'er has been rude. Eldest Brother, let's go in. Father and grandmother are waiting for cousins and fifth brother. " Xu Qingchen nodded. Beside him, Xu Qingze waved his hand. The servants of the Xu family waiting at the side took out the gifts they had brought from the carriage behind them and respectfully followed behind their master to the gate of the Ye residence.
Ye Li followed beside Xu Qingchen and Xu Qingze and asked softly, "Eldest Brother, how are Eldest Uncle and Aunt?"
Xu Qingchen nodded and smiled, "Mother stayed in Yunzhou. Father is fine, he's just a little tired from the journey. He'll be fine after some rest. "
"Eldest Uncle and cousins came. Why didn't they tell Li 'er so that Li' er could welcome them?" Ye Li complained softly.
Xu Qingfeng, who was walking behind them, laughed and said, "You can't blame me. It was Eldest Uncle who sent a letter in advance and forbade anyone from receiving them. My father only found out when Eldest Uncle and eldest brother moved to another residence in the capital. He even threw a huge tantrum. " Ye Li also knew that Eldest Uncle didn't like formalities and didn't mind. She smiled and said, "Then I'll go visit Eldest Uncle tomorrow. How are Mother Lin and Mother Wei? "
"They're fine. Mother Lin and Mother Wei are the most loyal to Aunt. Their families are also willing to follow you to the Ding residence. That's why grandfather let their families follow you. "Xu Qingze said.
Ye Li nodded and didn't say anything polite. She felt even more guilty towards her grandfather. She had never been able to make him happy, yet she still had to make her grandfather worry about her at his age.
Xu Qingchen looked down at her and patted her shoulder lightly, "Don't think too much. As long as you're well, grandfather will be happy."
"I know." Ye Li said.
Ye Lin and Ye Shan watched as a few handsome men escorted Ye Li away. They then looked at Ye Ying who had a gloomy expression on her face. After exchanging glances with each other, Ye Lin looked at Ye Ying and asked carefully, "Fourth Elder Sister … those people … are Third Elder Sister's cousins?" Ye Ying raised her head and glared at her fiercely. Ye Lin could not help but take a step back when she saw the ruthless expression that she had never seen before. She almost bumped into Ye Shan behind her. Ye Ying sneered and looked at her with disdain. "You should give up now. What kind of family is the Xu family? They won't take a fancy to you! "After saying that, he didn't care about Ye Lin's expression and turned to follow her.
Ye Lin was taken aback by Ye Ying's words. Her delicate face instantly turned red. Thinking of Ye Ying's meaning, he felt ashamed and embarrassed. Ye Shan looked at her and shook her head. "She's in a bad mood. Who asked you to provoke her? Let's go. Grandmother won't be happy if we're late. "Ye Lin didn't expect Ye Shan, who always went her own way, to comfort her. Seeing that the others were almost out of sight, she quickly followed with Ye Shan.
Rong Letang
"Greetings to Old Madam and … uncle." Xu Qingchen went forward to greet Old Madam Ye and Minister Ye. Then the others followed. Old Madame Ye looked at the five men standing in the hall. Xu Qingchen, who had been famous for a long time, was handsome and gentle. Even Xu Qingyan, who was only thirteen years old, was handsome and well-mannered. Even if she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that the Xu family was better at teaching children than the Ye family. Old Madam Ye's eyes flashed and she quickly smiled. "We're all family. Let's dispense with the formalities. How's your father? "
Xu Qingchen stood up and replied gracefully and calmly, "Father is doing well. It's just that he's tired from the journey and couldn't come to visit you. Please forgive him."
Although she knew he was just being polite, Old Madam Ye couldn't say more. She just smiled and said, "It's a tiring journey. You should have a good rest. Rong 'er, come and greet your cousin. "
Ye Rong stood beside Wang Shi. He wanted to say something, but he saw his father staring at him sternly. Then he reluctantly went forward and said, "Rong 'er greets cousin." Ye Rong was not a scheming person. He didn't even do a good job on the surface. He didn't like Ye Li. Naturally, he didn't like Ye Li's cousin. So even though he was warned by his father and grandmother before, he still couldn't completely hide his expression. Even when they were greeting each other, there was a hint of indifference and perfunctory in their actions. Minister Ye's face darkened again.
Xu Qingyan curled his lips and turned his head without saying anything. Anyway, he was the youngest. It wasn't his turn to speak. Xu Qingchen acted as if he didn't see Ye Rong's expression. His smile was still warm and polite, and even a little bit more amiable, "Ye is too polite. I heard that Ye's literary talent is quite good. Qingyan and Ye are the same age. Qingyan is very naughty. If you have nothing to do, you can walk around more. "
Xu Qingyan was mad. Who wanted to walk around with him? But on the surface, he didn't dare to refute Xu Qingchen at all. He obediently showed a friendly smile, "Big brother, you're right. I must learn more from Ye. "
Xu Qingchen was very satisfied with his brother's obedience. Later, he asked people to send gifts for Ye Rong and the Ye family. Ye Rong suddenly had a better impression of Xu Qingchen. Compared with Xu Qingfeng, who always picked on him, threatened him, and despised him, Xu Qingchen, who didn't look down on him at all, was simply too likable.
Xu Qingyan, who was forced to make friends, quietly flashed to Xu Qingbai's side. He secretly poked his arm, and then gave him a puzzled look, "Why does big brother like this fool?"
Xu Qingbai's eyes were upright and fair, "Because he's stupid enough."
How could an idiot think that his big brother would really like the Ye family except for his cousin? The possibility was even lower than that his big brother wouldn't make things difficult for Prince Ding, okay?
The young masters of the Xu family, led by big brother Xu Qingchen, had a cordial meeting with Minister Ye and Old Madam Ye. As for Wang, who sat on the side and couldn't get a word in several times, she was deliberately ignored. The fifth young master of the Xu family later said that he didn't like to talk to other people's concubines. That's right, in the eyes of the Xu family, they had never recognized Wang's status as the legal wife. Not to mention the grudge between Wang and the late Madam Xu, the Xu family itself didn't recognize concubines as the legal wife. Of course, this might also have something to do with the fact that no one in the Xu family took in a concubine, except for a few rare cases. If Wang was really a virtuous, virtuous, and thrifty lady, they could still give a certain degree of respect. Unfortunately, Wang obviously didn't have these virtues.
After that, Xu Qingchen very tactfully and politely mentioned that his father missed his niece, who he hadn't seen for many years, and asked to take Ye Li to the Xu family's residence for a while. Old Madam Ye naturally refused without thinking, and said that Ye Li was about to get married and needed to stay at home to wait for the wedding. Xu Qingchen said that because his aunt died early, his grandfather was afraid that his cousin would be looked down upon by her husband's family after she got married. He especially asked his second aunt to invite the best housekeeping madams in the capital to teach her. He also sent a few nannies to teach his cousin etiquette. After all … it was said that the third daughter of the Ye family had no talent, no virtue, and no appearance. It could be seen that his cousin needed to be taught strictly whether it was etiquette, bearing, or speaking.
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